About 3/4 of U.S. Plays Games

[Fischig]

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Originally Posted by Kris Graft

A new study from NPD Group has found that 72 percent of Americans play videogames, but the research firm says online gaming is still not fully addressed.

The number of gamers in the US rose from 64 percent of the population in 2006 to an all-time high of 72 percent in 2007, according to NPD's latest study, Online Gaming 2008....

Wow, I knew a lot of people gamed, but this is news to me.

You can read the whole article from Next-gen.biz here: HERE

[Craig]

man that's pretty much everyone except old people. that's awesome!

[MundaneRaptor]

hell, i bet that includes some old people... video gaming shall soon surpass the movie market (if it has not done so already)...

[CoffeeShark]

18-24 year olds are only 10%, but 25-34 are some game playing, money spending, wife-ignoring foos!!

[Dopefish]

I play games.

[Rage1]

I like cake.

[DominiKing]

Yeah, I'm not surprised anymore. I remember when adults used to tell me I'm so immature cause I still play games (even though I was a teen) and now the same people are coming up to me asking me if I've played this and that. Bastards....

Not to be disrespectful or anything, but I've noticed that most of the people here are older (not OLD, just older since I'm only 21), at least the ones I play with. When I got on Vent and found out how old most of you were I almost fell out of my chair. I said, "WHAT? You and your 10 year old son are here playing CoD4 with us? Holy Sh!t I wish my dad did that" But honestly there's no other group of people I'd rather game with than the ones here, sR ftw.

[Tulkas]

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Originally Posted by MundaneRaptor

hell, i bet that includes some old people... video gaming shall soon surpass the movie market (if it has not done so already)...

When we were looking for a new game to rent at blockbuster, my brother asked me if there was a movie that hasn't been turned into a game now-a-days

My pops is 60, and plays more games than I do

[FuzzyLogik]

It's awesome getting games from family/friends (who are in their late 50ies) who let me borrow and try out different games and software. LOL.

I'm not surprised. A good amount of people now have either grow up after the home console invasion or were of gaming/interested age when it first came about. No longer is gaming considered a horrible waist of time no matter what (to people without a brain anyways)..and have seen real life applications where gaming can improve different skills of an individual.

[Fischig]

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Originally Posted by Rage1

I like cake.

The cake is a lie.